SWITCHINGDATA SHEETOVERVIEWThe "smart" voice-ready 3Com® Baseline Plus Switch2920 delivers Layer 2 enterprise-class Gigabitswitching solutions along with layer 3 static routes,customized and priced for small and mid-sizedorganizations.These managed switches offer tremendous value tosmall and medium businesses looking for a low costsolution who need a level of control over their networknot offered by unmanaged switching products, withoutsacrificing the advanced functionality normally foundon higher-end managed switching products.KEY BENEFITSLAYER 2 SWITCHING WITH ADVANCED FEATURESThe Baseline Plus Switch 2920 helps build a voiceready network—with 3Com’s unique auto-voice VLAN,advanced voice QoS, SNMP-based management andother features.To ensure optimal use of the network bandwidth anddeliver maximum voice and data quality, traffic flowcan be directed according to the needs of the businessusing Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree, trafficprioritization, priority queuing and VLANs.Link aggregation can be done via IEEE 802.3ad LACPor manually, allowing ports to be grouped together toform an ultra-high-bandwidth connection that greatlyexpands bandwidth capacity to the network core orother parts of the network.ENTERPRISE-QUALITY SECURITYEnterprise-quality security is provided with IEEE802.1X network login and advanced Access ControlLists (ACLs), which enable usage policies via theswitch at each point of access to the network. Timebased policies can also be configured on theseswitches. All management communications areencrypted with HTTPS.NO SWITCH SETUP REQUIREDBaseline Plus switches are operational straight out-of-the-box; as long as default settings are acceptable,there is no need to configure the switch. If desired, theswitch can be configured using a web browser,console port, or SNMP management software.ENHANCED INTUITIVE MANAGEMENT OPTIONSFor networks that require more control, the switchweb management interface provides an intuitive,menu-driven process for even novice users to quicklyand confidently configure the switch during initialsetup and manage it during normal operation.Graphical switch and port views provide a clearunderstanding of switch status and configuration.In addition, the web interface features individual port-traffic monitoring (port mirroring) and MAC addressport mapping tables. A cable diagnostic tool lets userstroubleshoot basic connectivity problems via the webmanagement interface further simplifying networkinstallation.3COM®BASELINE PLUSSWITCH 2920SWITCHINGDATA SHEET3Com Baseline Plus Switch 2920Enterprise-class, Gigabit switches forsmall and medium businesses, voice readywith advanced features for network controland flexibility